19 Northern Yoruba Kings Decry Delay in Appointment of New Kings in South West
By Idris Ayinde
The Council of Yoruba kings (Obas) in the 19 Northern States has expressed worries over delays in selecting, accepting and appointment Obas in Yoruba land after the demise of a king.
The Chairman of the Council, Oba Hassan Yusuf stated this while speaking with Journalists in Bauchi during the 2023 annual meeting of the Council on Sunday.
He described the development as very ‘unfortunate’ as it has slowed down development in most of the affected communities over the years, adding that something must be done to change the narrative.
“The trend is rather unfortunate, the delay in appointment of a new Oba in Yoruba land is taking a very long time, even years unlike here in the North, a few days or at most one week after the demise of a traditional ruler, another one is appointed and installed.”
The Chairman who is also the Oba Yoruba of Maiduguri, Borno state, appealed to the people concerned to hasten the process to ensure traditional leadership is institutionalized in the entire South West subregion.
Speaking further on behalf of the other members of the Council, King Yusuf warned Yoruba people residing in the 19 Northern States not to in any way, struggle for leadership positions but respect their host communities.
He explained that the Yoruba leaders from across the 19 Northern states converged in Bauchi to deliberate on issues of regional and national development.
According to him, the topmost among the Issues deliberated upon, included, peacebuilding with other ethnicities, the Government of the day, and building lasting relationships to enhance peaceful coexistence.
He therefore drew the attention of the government to the current hardship being experienced by Nigerians, stressing that things were not easy.
He, however, declined further comment stressing that, “It is too early to assess the present Federal Government.”
The Council Chairman urged his colleagues in the Northern States to always promote peace, unity and harmony between the members and the host communities.
Oba Hassan Yusuf said that the meeting was expected to come up with strong strategies that would build more relationships between the Yoruba and with government at the Federal, states of their various communities as well as unite Yoruba Communities more in the 19 Northern states with their host communities.
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